St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-17
SATURDAYS MARKET.
On the Chicago Board Wheat Recovered
Somewhat From the Previous
Decline.
The Trading as a Whole, However,
Gould Be characterized as Dull
And Featureless.
The Bull Talk INDUCED in Had But
Very Little Effect On the
Prices.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street - General
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-The wheat market re-
covered fraction from yesterdays decline,
Luz the trading as a whole was dull and
1eatureless- There was certain amount of
bull talk INDUCED in, but it had no apparent
effect upon the course of prices. It was in
timated that the visible supply statement
would show a decrease of FROM 10000 to
100000 bushels. The receipts at eleven prin-
cipal cities to-day were PCS, 900 bushels and
clearings from the sea board were Gil, coo
bushels. II was also shown that the exports
for six months ending Dec. 81 were 16,000.0OO
bushels, against $4,000 900 bushels for the
same period last year. May wheat opened at
o5A or sc higher than last nights closing
figures, fell off to S455@S5c, rose to S5$sc and
closed at S5150S514c. Corn ruled dull, with
trading of a very limited character, prices
closing the same as yesterday. Oats were
featureiess and unchanged. Provisions were
strong throughout and more active. The re-
ceipts of hogs were light,with the prospect of
only moderate arrivals next week. Mess
pork advanced zoe per barrel and closed at
outside figures. Lard was re per 100 pounds
higher, while short ribs advanced 1Oc per 100
pounds.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. ,, January, opened at TSc
ing at IS iS07S15c; March. 791Ic, closing at
7915@7914c; May. S514c, closing at 651s0851 &c.
Corn-No. January, 361sc, closing at SEC;
February, 364c, closing at 361sG36Hc;
March. 365Sc, closing at $3.50 8 &c; May,
Age, closing at Al &c. Oats-No : January,
2614c. closing at 2614c; February, 26$sc
closing at 1850; March, 265sc, closing at
26}sc; May. 301sc, closing at 301sc. Mess
pork per barrel-Jauuary, S1l.95. closing at
S12.05; February, S1195, closing at Sl2.05;
March, Sl2. II %, closing at S12.O5; May. Sl2.25
closing at Sl2.S712. Lard per 100 pounds
January. S645. closing at S64712; Febru-
airy, $6.45, closing at s6.411a; March,
S6.521l, closing at $685. Nav, s6.6715, closing
at $3.50. Short ribs per 100 pOunds-Janu-
airy, S6.l5. closing AT S6.15; February,
S6.l5, closing at S6.15; March, S6.221%, closing
at S6.2214; May, $3.50, closing at S6.32b.
quiet and unchanged. Whear, No. 2 spring,
7015@7s14c; No. spring, 69@114c; No. 2
red, 79%c. Corn-No. 2, Soc. Oats
No 2, 2614c. Rye No. 2 53c. Barley-No.
2, 52hc. Flax Seed-No. /, 81. Timothy
seed-Prime, S1.90. Mess pork per Dbl, S120
Il.05. Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.46k96.50. Short
ribs, sides, loose, So 10@6.15; dry sailed shOul-
ders, boxed, S4.S5Qg4. 80; short clear sides,
boxed, S6.5066.55. Whisky, dlstilers' fin
ished goods per gal, SI.1S. Sugars. cut loaf.
sac; granuatei. 61ac; Standard "a, -
5$4c. Receipts-Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat,
$4,000 bu; corn. 1885, 0C bu; oats, $4,000 bu;
r e. 1900 bu; barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments
Flour, %, 600 bbls; wheat. $4,000 bG; corn, 54,-
600 blu; oats. $4,000 bu: rye, none; bar
ley, $4,000 bu. On the produce exchange to-
day thebutter market ruled firm; creamery,
24g31c; dairy, 22@26c. Eggs, 2e@2ec.